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Nov 2, 2026
Mark TitusHOST
He's supposed
Dana BeersHOST
to be the next Braden Smith.
Dana BeersHOST
I got a
Mark TitusHOST
who he
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Dana BeersHOST
And I try not to look too much into these games early on.
Dana BeersHOST
But I think it's just a big win for Notre Dame to start the season and get their confidence up.
Mark TitusHOST
Braden Smith's going to be good for them.
Mark TitusHOST
Obviously, he was good in this game.
Sam FedermanHOST
And I think Notre Dame, they have guys that can get a bunch of steals.
Sam FedermanHOST
I mean, Braden Smith, known for that.
Sam FedermanHOST
I think that's something that he's going to do a lot this year.
Sam FedermanHOST
But I don't think Notre Dame is going to be this team that's going to be really good defensively.
Sam FedermanHOST
Brady Kaler won them this game with some big, big plays late.
Sam FedermanHOST
That block in the corner, that was a ridiculous closeout.
Sam FedermanHOST
I think Braden Smith was also tremendous at points in this game.
Sam FedermanHOST
Had some tough moments.
Tate FrazierGUEST
And then down the stretch, Brady Kaler for Notre Dame was just incredible.
Tate FrazierGUEST
I thought Braden Smith was really good for them throughout the game.
Tate FrazierGUEST
Shrewsbury, obviously coach's son, had a really good game as well.
Tate FrazierGUEST
So that big three really kept Notre Dame in the game.
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Eamonn BrennanHOST
We should shout out.
Eamonn BrennanHOST
Like you mentioned it.
Eamonn BrennanHOST
Braden Smith was really good.
Eamonn BrennanHOST
Kaler was awesome.
Andy PattonHOST
Again, the team shot 38% from three.
Andy PattonHOST
Braden Smith, the Gonzaga transfer, I thought he looked a lot like the player he was at Gonzaga.
Andy PattonHOST
He just got 31 minutes, which he wasn't getting.
Andy PattonHOST
While playing for the Zags, he had four steals in this game.
Isaac SchadeHOST
You had Crawford and Evans both coming off the bench for Villanova.
Isaac SchadeHOST
I'm curious to see how that starting lineup continues to ebb and flow.
Isaac SchadeHOST
You mentioned Braden Smith.
Isaac SchadeHOST
Andy, at the point where Notre Dame was just about to take the lead back, they went on that 7-0 run in the final couple minutes there.
Jesse StiresHOST
I mean, you hit on a lot of stuff there.
Jesse StiresHOST
I thought the balance attack, you got 16 from Kohler, 16 from Braden Smith, 15 from Braden Shrewsbury, 11 from Ethan Roberts, 9 from Logan Duncombe, who obviously hit the go-ahead, you know, three towards the end.
Jesse StiresHOST
He hit a
Vince DeDarioHOST
three-pointer at the top of the key.
Vince DeDarioHOST
It was just hard to cheer for that team.
Vince DeDarioHOST
I feel like this year that might be a different story.
Vince DeDarioHOST
I mean, I really liked what I saw from Braden Smith.
Vince DeDarioHOST
I thought he's a great addition, just a veteran presence.
Jim IrizarryHOST
Notre Dame made a late comeback after trailing for most of the second half to beat Villanova 74-72 in the college basketball season opener in the Eternal City tip-off in Rome on Sunday.
Jim IrizarryHOST
Kaler and Braden Smith led Notre Dame, which has 10 new players with 16 points each.
Jim IrizarryHOST
Both teams are unranked in the preseason AP Top 25.
Jim IrizarryHOST
Kaler's dunk cut Villanova's lead to one point with 136 remaining.
Brandon JadichHOST
I think that Notre Dame could be a little bit underrated this year going into the year.
Brandon JadichHOST
Braden Smith also transfers in.
Brandon JadichHOST
He was last year at Gonzaga, formerly at Colgate, was a Patriot League Player of the Year.
Brandon JadichHOST
Not the Braden Smith, obviously, that was at Purdue, a different Braden Smith.
Brandon JadichHOST
They have a couple of retention pieces, and I'm a little optimistic about what I'm seeing with Notre Dame this year.
Brandon JadichHOST
This could be a make-it-or-break-it year for Micah Shrewsbury.
Cam EdwardsHOST
This is a Hoodline reporting.
Cam EdwardsHOST
Braden Smith... charged with murder in the January 7th, 2026 shooting of 25-year-old Caitlin Stupp, who was shot in the head while riding a Metro bus in Houston on her way to work.
Cam EdwardsHOST
A 16-year-old passenger was also wounded.
Cam EdwardsHOST
According to the Houston Chronicle, Smith was brought before a judge back on January 12th, where he faced a murder charge.
Cam EdwardsHOST
Prosecutors read a letter from him describing Caitlin as amazing, caring, funny, adventurous, and just a good person all around.
Cam EdwardsHOST
And again, this didn't have to happen.
Cam EdwardsHOST
Braden Smith was...
Cam EdwardsHOST
Well known to law enforcement.
Jacob RhymerGUEST
They brought back Braden Shrewsbury, Micah Shrewsbury's son.
Jacob RhymerGUEST
Braden Smith, not the Braden Smith from Purdue.
Jacob RhymerGUEST
This guy is from Gonzaga, was there last year on a Gonzaga team that I thought was pretty good.
Jacob RhymerGUEST
And they bring in Logan Duncombe from Winthrop, and he was the Big South Player of the Year, 6'10 guy.
Brady KoehlerGUEST
You know, there should be a lot of leadership.
Brady KoehlerGUEST
You know, we have dudes that come from winning backgrounds, like Braden Smith at Gonzaga, like...
Brady KoehlerGUEST
Ethan Roberts from Penn, like dudes who have been to the tournament and know what it is to win by having that experience is just a huge addition for us this year.
Jessica SmetanaHOST
What is it like for you as someone who's returning to the team to now be trying to learn new chemistry with the incoming transfer players throughout your summer program and some of the practices you've had in the fall?
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Jessica SmetanaHOST
Brady Kaler coming back is huge because he's one of Shrews' big in-state recruits that has, I think the staff believes, a really high ceiling.
Jessica SmetanaHOST
And then Notre Dame, of course, brought in a ton of transfers, including Big South Player of the Year Logan Duncombe, who's a center, from Winthrop, a four-star transfer prospect, because now we put stars on transfer prospects.
Jessica SmetanaHOST
Ethan Roberts from Penn, Braden Smith from Gonzaga.
Jessica SmetanaHOST
Brady mentioned some of these in our interview earlier.
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